Umami Days: Cooking

Meaty with a dash of veggies

Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Slow cooker beef (ox) tripe, beans and sausage soup

Dried beans, beef tripe, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaves simmered in the slow cooker overnight. The next day, they were added to sauteed vegetables and sausages for a chunky and filling soup.
Cook time: 10 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Miso ginger beef and asparagus stir fry

Thin slices of beef are marinated in soy sauce, sake, mirin, white miso paste and ginger then stir fried with parboiled asparagus. It's salty and sweet, a bit nutty and slightly spicy. Cooks in 10 minutes.
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people

10-minute pork and broccoli stir fry

Sweet and salty tender slices of pork belly are combined with parboiled broccoli florets in this enticing stir fry. If you want to add another dimension of flavor, serve topped with thinly sliced bird's eye chilies.
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Beef, mushrooms and pepper stir fry

Quick, easy, aromatic and delicious. It has everything that a well-balanced meal requires. Just enough meat, mushrooms for additional protein, and vegetables. Cooking time is eight minutes flat. But as with most meat and vegetable stir fries, the prep time is a bit longer.
Cook time: 8 minutes
Servings: 4 people